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just bought a blackpowder revolver.
jeff halfrack:
Boy , you think these bows are addictive??? you just started another!!! you will love it! once you get the right balls I use a sulphur free powder American pioneer clean no rotten egg smell what I did was make a scoop out of a 9mm hull soldered a wire handle on it the wonder wads are nice Crisco is cheap dane said all you need to know good luck oh,,, I made a loading stand for mine when I go to the range it makes things easy for me, it's the wood kind that props the pistol up you see them in the books I can't post pics maybe somebody will have a ball JEFFW
recurve shooter:
thanks for the replies guys.
skyarrow, yup. looks like that but with about twice the barrel and the whole frame is brass (which i dont really like.) and its good to know that they can be pretty accurate. i plan to try to slay a bunnie with it lol. ;D
halfrack, thanks man. i was about to buy the wonder wadds but at bps that would be an extra 24 bucks per hundred shots :o, so i believe i'll find something els lol. i got the sulfer free powder to, i was wondering if it was gunna b ok.
again, thanks a ton guys!
mullet:
I have a Ruger New Army, Magnum. I use a slightly larger ball and do not have to use patches or lube for the cylinders. When you press the balls in, it is so tight it cuts a small ring of lead off.
recurve shooter:
cool. ;D
Dane:
Recurve, Mullet is right, however, the lube is extra insurance to me. Just in case. Pluse, it helps a tiny bit in keeping the fouling down.
Also, as soon as you get home from shooting, clean the pistol. No matter how tired you feel, it will turn into a lump of rusty steel if you put off cleaning for another day. I used to boil a pot of water, then dissasemble the handgun, dump in the parts, scrub and clearn them, and then oil with Hopps. Then take a shower, as I stunk like rotten egg from the black powder. :)
Also, dont forget a good cleaning rod and lots of patches for the range.
Dane
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